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Indie Spirit nods for Amreeka

Copro up for three awards including best picture. Fifty Dead Men Walking and Anvil! also nominated

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KinoSmith nabs Hefner doc

Doc to see Canadian screens in the spring

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Douglas calls for star system

The business has turned ‘in a funny direction’ since her early days in Regina, says famed actress

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Montreal film wins top prize at IDFA

EyeSteelFilm’s Last Train Home named best feature doc at prestigious Dutch fest

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D Films takes Max Manus

Sherry/Cianciotta start-up buys all media on Norwegian foreign-language Oscar submission

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Barreveld behind beauty queen doc

IDFA Forum wraps with controversial story of Miss India

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Releases roundup: Christmas with Coopers

Boutique Films tries holiday comedy in Toronto and Vancouver, Alliance hits The Road

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Precious pays off for Maple

The little film with the long title rings up a record-breaker

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A harrowing trip to the Oscars

In the international film business, independent producers often fantasize about their Oscar speech before a single frame of film has been shot. But not Denise Robert.

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French films take a dive: report

French-language films continued to lose market share last year, while those in English were up very slightly, thanks in part to Passchendaele, according to the year-end report from Telefilm Canada. The funder recently released its numbers for 2008/09, touting its bridge-building with foreign partners and overseas sales.

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$11.2 million for New Moon

Opening weekend sales second only to Dark Knight. E1 rings in another £11.7 million in the U.K.

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Releases roundup: More males for Moon

Sequel to set records for tickets and screens, says Gliserman, boosted by more boys in the audience